Nargesi Kebab, Nargesi Kofta or Narges Shami Kebab is an Afghan, Indian, Pakistani, and Middle Eastern dish originating in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh during the Mughal period and is a kind of kebab or kofta with a chicken egg in the middle. It is named after Narcissus flower because when kebabs are cut they look like the flower's petals. To cook Nargesi Kebab, you wrap a mixture of minced meat, usually beef, diced onions and various spices, around a boiled egg, which is then fried in ghee or butter and eaten alongside tzatziki, curry, or other sauces.^[1][2][3][4]

Nargisi Kofta in the frying pan with a curry sauce

See also

• Nargesi (food)
• Scotch egg

References